decimetre

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈdɛsɪmiːtəɹ/ (UK)

Definition of decimetre

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹ metres. Symbol: dm
    “Holonyms: metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre”
    “Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre”
    “If the aquarium is placed where it receives insufficient daylight, artificial lighting by means of ordinary incandescent lamps should be employed. For good plant growth 2 decalumens of luminous flux per square decimetre of water surface […]”

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Etymology

Borrowed from French décimètre. By surface analysis, deci- + metre.

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